Agent Skills: Harness Update Skill

Harnessを安全にアップデート。バックアップ付きで安心安全。Use when user mentions '/harness-update', update harness, update version, or template updates. Do NOT load for: app updates, dependency updates, product version bumps.

UncategorizedID: Chachamaru127/claude-code-harness/harness-update

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pnpm dlx add-skill https://github.com/Chachamaru127/claude-code-harness/tree/HEAD/skills/harness-update

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Skill Metadata

Name
harness-update
Description
"Harnessを安全にアップデート。バックアップ付きで安心安全。Use when user mentions '/harness-update', update harness, update version, or template updates. Do NOT load for: app updates, dependency updates, product version bumps."

Harness Update Skill

Safely update projects with existing harness to the latest harness version. Version detection → Backup → Non-destructive update flow preserves existing settings and tasks while introducing latest features.

Quick Reference

  • "I want to update harness to the latest version"
  • "I want to add new features to existing project"
  • "I want to update config file format to latest version"
  • "I want to fix incorrect permission syntax"
  • "I was notified of template updates"

Deliverables

  • Version detection via .claude-code-harness-version
  • Template update detection and localization judgment
  • Identify files needing update
  • Auto-backup creation
  • Non-destructive settings/workflow file updates
  • No localization → overwrite / Localized → merge support
  • Skills diff detection - Auto-detect and propose new skills
  • Optional: Codex CLI sync (.codex/ + AGENTS.md)
  • Post-update verification

Execution Flow Overview

| Phase | Reference | Description | |-------|-----------|-------------| | Phase 1 | references/version-detection.md | Version detection and confirmation | | Phase 1.5 | references/breaking-changes.md | Breaking changes detection and fix | | Phase 2 | references/backup-and-update.md | Backup creation and file updates | | Phase 3 | references/verification.md | Verification and completion |


Phase Summary

Phase 1: Version Detection

  1. Check .claude-code-harness-version file
  2. Compare with plugin's latest version
  3. Run template-tracker.sh check for content-level updates
  4. Confirm update scope with user

If harness not installed: Suggest using /harness-init instead.

Phase 1.5: Breaking Changes Detection

Detect and fix existing settings issues:

  • Incorrect permission syntax (e.g., Bash(npm run *)Bash(npm run:*))
  • Deprecated settings (e.g., disableBypassPermissionsMode)
  • Old hook settings in project files (should use plugin hooks.json)

Phase 2: Backup and Update

  1. Create backup in .claude-code-harness/backups/{timestamp}/
  2. Update .claude/settings.json (merge permissions, fix syntax)
  3. Update workflow files based on localization status:
    • Not localized → overwrite
    • Localized → merge support with user confirmation
  4. Update rule files with marker/hash method
  5. Skills diff detection and update proposal
  6. Update Cursor commands (always overwrite)
  7. Update version file

Phase 3: Verification

  1. Post-update re-verification with template-tracker.sh check
  2. Syntax check for JSON files
  3. Generate completion report with file-by-file results

Important Preserved Data

These are never overwritten:

  • ✅ Incomplete tasks in Plans.md
  • ✅ Custom settings in .claude/settings.json (hooks, env, model, etc.)
  • ✅ SSOT data in .claude/memory/

Related Commands

  • /harness-init - New project setup
  • /sync-status - Check current project status
  • /setup - Setup development tools